MOBILE, Ala. — Jackson State dominated for 2 1/2 quarters Saturday — which was good, because Alabama A&M owned the last 1 1/2.

Jacobian Morgan threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns, and Jackson State built a 28-point lead before hanging on to beat Alabama A&M 45-38 in the Gulf Coast Challenge in Mobile.

Alabama A&M (2-3, 0-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) scored 21 unanswered points in the last 16:14 of the game. DJ Moffett’s 4-yard touchdown run with 2:46 left got the Bulldogs to within 45-38.

Jackson State then picked up two first downs on its final drive to seal it.

Irv Mulligan finished with 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Jackson State (4-2, 2-0). Joanes Fortilien caught six passes for 83 yards and two TDs, and Travis Terrell Jr. had a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown.

Alabama A&M quarterback Xavier Lankford was 21-of-42 for 245 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a touchdown.

In other SWAC games on Saturday, Alcorn State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38-28 on homecoming; Florida A&M beat Alabama State 28-13; Texas Southern topped Virginia Lynchburg 28-10; Nicholls State knocked off Southern University 51-7; and Incarnate Word beat Prairie View A&M 56-28.

Huntingdon 45, Belhaven 31
Dorian Smith threw three touchdown passes during a 35-point second quarter that propelled Huntingdon (2-2, 2-0 USA South) past Belhaven (1-3, 1-1).

Smith finished 13-of-19 passing for 226 yards. He started the big second quarter with a 55-yard TD pass to RJ White on the first play, then added a 23-yard TD to Brody Covington and an 8-yarder to White with seven seconds left for a 35-17 halftime lead.

Belhaven never got closer than 11 points in the second half.

Blake Kirby was 15-of-31 passing for 257 yards and one touchdown for Belhaven. He threw two interceptions and was sacked three times.

West Florida 31, Mississippi College 0
Kyriee Lewis scored on a 52-yard interception return, Virgil Lemons on a 58-yard punt return, and West Florida (2-2, 1-1 Gulf South Conference) shut out Mississippi College (0-5, 0-3).

Jay Sharp rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown for West Florida, which totaled 266 yards as a team on the ground.

Mississippi College had minus-27 rushing yards, seven total yards, and two first downs as its offensive woes continued. The Choctaws have scored a total of 44 points this season and been held to seven or less in four of their five games.

Delta State 54, Chowan 9
Cole Kirk threw three touchdown passes, and Delta State (4-1, 1-0 Gulf South Conference) ran for 248 yards as a team as it rolled over Chowan (1-3, 1-1).

Kelvin Smith led the Statesmen’s rushing attack with 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 10 carries. He got the rout started with scoring runs of 18 and 7 yards in the first quarter.

Kirk added 42 yards and one TD rushing to go with his 163 passing yards. Two of his passing touchdowns went to Jaylen Green for 48 and 2 yards.